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21 Years Ago Today, Bruce Springsteen Took What Might Be His Most Audacious (And Controversial) Record to No. 1 With One of His Darkest Songs Ever

Bruce Springsteen scored his first-ever No. 1 album without the E Street Band, 'Devils & Dust', on May 8, 2005.
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On this day in history: Bruce Springsteen releases his first album

January 5, 1973, marked the arrival of a new voice in American rock music when Bruce Springsteen released his debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. The record introduced Springsteen’s dense, ...
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Bruce Springsteen's 'Dancing in the Dark': How he wrote his first No. 1 hit overnight

The rocker's biggest hit came after years of success and a last-minute burst of inspiration.
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21 Years Ago, Bruce Springsteen’s Lyrics Were Too Raunchy for a Major Retailer

Twenty-one years ago, Bruce Springsteen's lyrics kept one rising music retailer from stocking a massively successful album.